Research

Research at the School of Arts and Sciences

$79 million

Awarded to SAS faculty for research in 2025 by the, National Science Foundation, National Institutes for Health, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, NASA, and other major federal and state sponsors.

24

Active members of the National, Academy of Sciences.

$27 million

Awarded to SAS faculty for research, by private foundations (2021-2025).

~3,500

Publications in 2025 in high-impact scientific, journals such as Nature, Science, Proceedings, of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Cell, eLife, Physical Review, and many others.

~850

Undergraduate students involved in, faculty-mentored scientific research.

Featured Research

Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Scientist Helps Uncover Defense Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A Rutgers researcher uncovered a rare genetic mutation that protects the brain, a discovery that could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer’s treatment.

Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Scientists' Discovery of Cosmic Configuration Sheds Light on Dark Matter

An international research team that includes three Rutgers physicists have detected a massive, previously hidden halo of dark matter, a discovery now being published in The Astrophysical Journal. The Rutgers scientists involved are Professors Andrew Baker and Charles Keeton, and graduate student Lana Eid. “This discovery gives us a rare chance to study that invisible structure in detail,” Keeton said.

Psychology & AI

Psychology & AI

Schools Have Critical Role in Promoting Responsible AI Use, Psychology Professor Says

Maurice J. Elias, writing in an NJ.com op-ed, urged schools to ensure that students have the social-emotional competencies to use AI technology in responsible ways. “Education systems are far from embracing the teaching of the skills, which include empathy, problem solving, emotional self-control, and emotional self-awareness,” he wrote.

Anthropology

Anthropology

Fossil Footprints Will Bring New Insights into Human Evolution

"I think that's really huge," said Craig Feibel, referring to the discovery of prehistoric fossils representing two sets of human ancestor footprints. "Their presence on the same surface, made closely together in time, places the two species at the lake margin, using the same habitat," said Feibel, a professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Anthropology, who was part of an international research team that discovered the fossils.